[Imports] Tampa/Clearwater Florida Building Import for Irma Recover Efforts

[Brian May]

Strong building codes were implemented after Hurricane Andrew in south 
Florida. It took a while for the rest of the state to catch up - 2001 
was a key year strengthening codes statewide.

Good article: 
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/irma-test-strength-floridas-strict-building-codes-49686520

There are probably hundreds of thousands of wood frame houses built in 
the 1970s and 1980s that are not that well built that are in the path of 
Irma. Houses built before 1970 tended to be better built. Just to give 
an idea - there are 67,900 single family houses in Lee County FL that 
were built between 1970 and 1992. This includes all construction types.

FEMA created a massive document after hurricane Charlie in 2004 that 
goes into major detail about the effects of Charlie on different types 
of building construction.

https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1445-20490-6387/fema488.pdf

Brian

> Florida has strong building codes to prevent a complete loss of 
> structures. More likely some will suffer flooding. Having buildings 
> enables estimation of potential damage and road access.
>
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